Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Category
Browse sedimentary (artificial) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Galena
Lead Sulfide (PbS)
Chalcedony (Common Opal variant or Agate pebble)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Selenite (Satin Spar)
Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O)
Chert (Field Stone)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Tiger's Eye, Hematite, and Black Obsidian Bracelet
SiO2 (Tiger's Eye), Fe2O3 (Hematite), and 70-75% SiO2 (Obsidian)
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Satin Spar (Selenite)
Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate) - CaSO4·2H2O
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron inclusions
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Menilite Opal (Goddess Stone)
Menilite Opalescent Silex (Amorphous Hydrated Silica)
Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
Gypsum (Alabaster variety)
Calcium sulfate dihydrate (CaSO4·2H2O)
Yellow Chalcedony (Agate/Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Quartz (Small Fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Calcite (often sold as Caribbean Calcite or Honey Calcite)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chert (Flint variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Satin Spar Selenite
Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate) - CaSO4·2H2O
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with iron oxide Fe2O3 cement)
Sandstone
Arenite
Sandstone
Arenite
Chert / Flint
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Coal
Anthracite or Bituminous Coal (Carbon)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed mainly of SiO2)
Ferruginous Sandstone (River Pebble)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)
Sandstone with Iron Oxide Staining
Arenite with Limonite/Hematite alteration
Chert (White Chert or Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone (likely Arkosic or Lithic Sandstone)
Arenite (SiO2 based with mineral inclusions)
Banded iron formation (ironstone)
BIF; hematite–magnetite–quartz/chert assemblage
Weathered basalt or iron-rich volcanic rock
Mafic volcanic rock, likely basalt; exact identification requires testing
Chert
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Sandstone (SiO2-rich clastic sedimentary rock)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Coal
Anthracite / Bituminous Coal
Sandstone
Arenite
Sandstone (Lithic Sandstone / Greywacke)
Sandstone (SiO2 rich clastic sedimentary rock)
Sandstone
Sandstone (SiO2 dominant)
Sandstone River Cobble
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chert or Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)